TechCrunch » Social

This browser extension unhides Instagram Likes 2019-12-03 13:51:27Instagram is hiding Like counts to make people feel better. But what if you’re curious, competitive or just petty? Now you can re-embrace the po

Facebook expands its efforts against ad discrimination 2019-12-03 10:01:57Under the terms of a settlement with the ACLU and other civil rights groups earlier this year, Facebook has been taking steps to prevent discrimi

Facebook updates crisis response tools, adds WhatsApp integration 2019-12-02 16:03:47Facebook is expanding Crisis Response, its disaster-reporting and communications feature that’s been used in 300 crises in more than 80 countrie

Daily Crunch: Facebook announces photo transfer tool 2019-12-02 14:34:04The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox ever

Twitter launches a Privacy Center to centralize its 2019-12-02 13:57:16Twitter today is launching a new resource that aims to serve as the central place for everything related to the company’s efforts around privacy

Facebook launches a photo portability tool, starting in 2019-12-02 06:14:36It’s not friend portability, but Facebook has announced the launch today of a photo transfer tool to enable users of its social network to port

European parliament’s NationBuilder contract under investigation by data 2019-11-28 11:28:20Europe’s lead data regulator has issued its first ever sanction of an EU institution — taking enforcement action against the European parl

Twitter tests new conversation features from twttr prototype, 2019-11-27 16:17:01Twttr, the prototype app Twitter launched earlier this year, has been testing new ways to display conversations, including through the use of threaded

Twitter to add a way to ‘memorialize’ accounts 2019-11-27 15:11:24Twitter has changed its tune regarding inactive accounts after receiving a lot of user feedback: It will now be developing a way to “memorialize

Brexit ad blitz data firm paid by Vote 2019-11-27 06:08:55A joint investigation by watchdogs in Canada and British Columbia has found that Cambridge Analytica-linked data firm, Aggregate IQ, broke privac

Instagram founders join $30M raise for Loom work 2019-11-26 11:39:31Why are we all trapped in enterprise chat apps if we talk 6X faster than we type, and our brain processes visual info 60,000X faster than text? Thanks

Inside the Instagram AI that fills Explore with 2019-11-25 20:48:29Instagram has posted an article describing the behind-the-scenes machinery that fills the Explore tab in Instagram with new, interesting stuff every t

Mashable

Snapchat unveils Gucci-branded Spectacles 3 2019-12-05 15:53:46The glasses are aimed to help promote Harmony Korine’s new short film, which used the glasses to create “wearable cinema.” Read more

This water bottle cleans itself using UV lights 2019-12-05 15:51:46Designed to combat the need to constantly wash your water bottle, LARQ utilizes UV lights to destroy any bacteria in just one minute. Read more...More

This robot was designed to care for the 2019-12-05 15:49:45Created by Akara Robotics, Stevie works in assisted living and retirement homes with carers so they may focus on patients more. Read more...More about

This robot helps assist hospital staffs — Strictly Robots 2019-12-05 15:12:55Designed by Diligent Robotics, Moxi performs routine tasks so nurses have more time to interact with their patients. Read more...More about Tech, Mash

Xiaomi Mi Note 10 review: Monster 108-megapixel camera 2019-12-05 15:01:39 Xiaomi Mi Note 10 $610 View Product The Good Excellent camera • Long-lasting battery The Bad No water resistance • Mid-range p

Holy mixology! Get this Ninja performance blender for 2019-12-05 14:59:41TL;DR: Kick your blender game up a notch (and score a great deal in the process) with this powerful, 1000-watt Ninja performance blender for $49.99. N

Best tech gifts under $20 2019-12-05 14:52:02Holiday season is upon us, and that means spending tons of money on gifts, right? Only it doesn't have to be that way. There's a bunch of cheap tech

The Knot, Pinterest pledge to (finally) stop promoting 2019-12-05 14:29:53Two popular wedding planning resources, Pinterest and The Knot Worldwide, have both announced plans to no longer promote wedding content and venues th

Need a cool holiday gift for a kid? 2019-12-05 14:28:37TL;DR: Amazon has several kid-friendly tablets on sale today for up to 40% off. (Hot tip: Grab the All-New Fire 7 Kids Edition in either blue, pink, o

Apple's 2021 iPhone could ditch wired headphones for 2019-12-05 14:25:52I know it might seem like it's entirely too soon to start talking about the 2021 iPhone, which ... it kind of is. But, if this latest rumor is true,

Binge Hallmark movies on this giant Sony TV 2019-12-05 14:15:37TL;DR: Buy this gorgeous Sony 65-inch X950G LED 4K TV on sale for $1,498 at Dell. Not only do you save $700, but it also comes with a free $300 Dell g

'Klaus' director Sergio Pablos discusses the challenges of 2019-12-05 14:06:13Traditional 2D animation comes with a unique set of challenges. Director Sergio Pablos discusses the hardest obstacles he had to overcome in making Kl

The Next Web

YouTube completely gives up trying for Rewind 2019 2019-12-05 17:54:07YouTube today released Rewind 2019, its year-end video summing up the biggest things that happened on the site this year. And it’s… kind

Survey: People in their 20s are more likely 2019-12-05 17:16:41For all the flack the elder generation’s taken as of late, it turns out that millennials and Gen Z-ers are more likely to sell their data for a

Viveport Infinity now supports Oculus Quest 2019-12-05 16:41:55HTC today announced its Viveport Infinity VR gaming subscription service will now officially support the Oculus Quest headset through the Oculus Link

The futuristic Kinn Chair shifted my perception, and 2019-12-05 14:00:28I’d reviewed not one, but two different Autonomous AI standing desks. When the company offered me a crack at their newest seating option, the Ki

Studio Ghibli scoops HBO Max by offering its 2019-12-05 13:54:34Studio Ghibli, the legendary film studio that has been notoriously leery of digitally distributing its exceptional movies, will do just that later thi

Google brings the Pixel 4’s amazing voice recorder 2019-12-05 13:34:52One of the Pixel 4‘s best features may also be its most unassuming. Not the fantastic camera or cool-but-inconsequential radar gestures, but rat

Anyone can make professional YouTube and Twitch videos 2019-12-05 13:00:13TLDR: With HyperCam 5: Home Edition, you can record and edit social media videos in minutes with this screen capture dynamo, now 50% off. YouTube serv

This portable color matcher is perfect for the 2019-12-05 12:30:10TLDR: The Nix Mini 2 Color Sensor is a visual artist’s dream, instantly identifying any color found virtually anywhere. And right now, it’

‘Godman’ fugitive establishes island nation, plans to use 2019-12-05 10:39:42One of India’s self-proclaimed “godmen” has established his own island nation off the coast of Ecuador, and wants to use cryptocurre

How the ‘bigger is better’ mentality is damaging 2019-12-05 09:41:21Something you’ll hear a lot is that the increasing availability of computing resources has paved the way for important advances in artificial in

India’s IT minister conflates deepake with fake news 2019-12-05 08:57:18A lot of countries and states are forming, or thinking about forming policies around deepfake content. However, a question answered by minister R

Bitcoin-hungry hackers ‘target major US data center firm’ 2019-12-05 08:21:05A prominent data center provider in the US has reportedly been hit by the Sodinokibi ransomware, which several months ago earned a hacker $287,00

Entrepreneur

How to Become a Paid Public Speaker, According 2019-12-05 17:06:58In our Entrepreneur Insider Video of the Week, the head of Gary Vaynerchuk's speaking bureau explains how to build your speaking business.

Ascending Brands Stance and Donovan Mitchell Combine Forces 2019-12-05 15:30:00How relationships create a winning collaboration between two of the NBA's best brands.

3 Common Mistakes That Can Wipe Out Your 2019-12-05 15:00:00Don't panic. We'll also show you how to fix them.

Startup Entrepreneurs Need to Take Business Intelligence Seriously 2019-12-05 14:00:00Today's founders have access to a wide range of decision-making tools. The question is whether they're using them.

Can You Major In Marijuana? 2019-12-05 14:00:00Schools around the country are creating courses and degree programs to meet the growing need for experts in the marijuana industry.

5 Trends That Will Reshape Customer Service Over 2019-12-05 13:30:00If you're going to grow through the 2020s, you'll need to innovate.

How to Follow in Nike's Footsteps When Marketing 2019-12-05 13:30:00The powerhouse sports brand is comprehensive in its strategy.

The Secret to Writing Emails with Military Precision 2019-12-05 13:00:00Strategies to ensure your message is heard and save you valuable time.

Will a Four-Day Workweek Produce Greater Productivity? 2019-12-05 12:30:00Can working fewer hours improve your team's productivity?

Why (and How) You Should Optimize Your Website 2019-12-05 12:00:00It's essential that businesses invest in optimizing their sites and apps for the trending tech.

Instagram Wants to Know How Old You Are 2019-12-05 11:45:00The new policy is part of Instagram's ongoing effort to protect younger users -- and to not run afoul of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Ac

Finding Your Path to the C-Suite: 6 Tips 2019-12-05 11:30:00Assertiveness, thoughtfulness and the other traits that any woman in power will want to project.